Ἀδωναῖος

Adonaios

Translated by Jennifer Benedict19 Mar 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

5 words

[Meaning] below the grave [Hades].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀδωναῖος· ὑπὸ τὸν ᾅδην.

Betacode

*)adwnai=os: u(po\ to\n a(/|dhn.

Adler reports a comparable entry in the Ambrosian Lexicon. In any event the suggested etymology is dubious. Adonaios usually means "of Adonis", for whom see alpha 514, alpha 515, alpha 516, alpha 517; and cf. alpha 512.